Thursday, May 24, 2012

Allen iverson

Before the 76ers and Celtics took the floor in Philadelphia for Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, Allen Iverson slipped into a home jersey. However, his familiar No. 3 wasnt stitched on the crisp white uniform.

(Huffington Post)

Allen Iverson wants to return to professional basketball, according to comments he made during the Philadelphia 76ers Game 6 win against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

(Sporting News)

Allen Iverson returning to the 76ers has long been nothing but a fantasy for many Philly fans who yearn for the good ol days, when The Answer led their team and kept it interesting in the City of Brotherly Love.

(International Business Times)

Philadelphia fans are not fair-weathered about Allen Iverson — they love him. At times during his years with the team it was tough love. But in the end Iverson did all you can ask of a player as a fan — he gave it his all every night.

(NBC Sports)

Elton Brand asked a reporter two hours before the game. Fans were standing from the time they entered the Wells Fargo Center to try for a glimpse of Allen Iverson after word leaked that the former Sixers superstar would be in attendance.

(Philadelphia Daily News)

Allen Iverson made an emotional return to the NBA on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, where he spent close to 12 years of his professional basketball career.

(Christian Post)

Allen Iverson, clad in a Lou Williams 76ers jersey, gave one of his trademark interviews to ESPN's Lisa Salters Wednesday night during game six of Philly-Boston: "I'm not using that word [retire].

(The Big Lead)

It was a frustrating end to a frustrating season, and it created possibly the most famous end-of-season press conference of all time, if not the most famous press conference in NBA history.

(YAHOO!)

Allen Iverson got a warm ovation from Philadelphia fans before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the 76ers and Celtics, and then watched as the Sixers showed Iversonian grit in forcing a Game 7.

(Wall Street Journal)

Needing a spark to spur them in an elimination game against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers were visited by an unlikely source.